Recorded Phone Conversations

Chris_Justice

Quick question,

A delivery van at my home addressed was clamped today. I contacted the parking enforcement company (Whites) claiming that they had committed an illegal offence but didn't get anywhere. I instructed the delivery company to pay the charge and appeal/chase it up in court. There is a very good chance of success due to lack of signage etc.

Apparently at some point the clamp was removed but not by the parking enforcement officer. I genuinly know nothing about it, i'm sat at work, however I received a particularly disgruntled phonecall from Mr Jason White himself (who had previously pretended to be a call centre worker) who stated that my earlier call was evidence of criminal damage and that my conversation would be submitted to the police.

My question is this - are they allowed to use the phone call and pass it on to third parties? I was not informed during the call that I was being recorded and there is nothing on their website that I can find that says you will be recorded if you contact them.

Help greatly appreciated.

Orford

Without warning you first, the recording itself cannot be used as evidence. However there is nothing to stop them submitting a transcript of the conversation. If it ever got to court and you contested the transcript, the judge could allow the recording itself to be submitted as evidence

Badger_Lady

You would have to have actually said "if you don't remove it I'll do it myself" before anyone could think about taking it seriously though...

Chris_Justice

The first phonecall was nothing about removal of the clamp. It was me asking if they thought it was right that they clamp delivery vehicles, to which they answered yes. I then asked exactly how residents at my block were supposed to have daytime deliveries, he didn't care. He claimed to be a call centre worker and told me he couldn't do anything about it. I then questioned him and found out that he was the director, as such it was more of a case of wouldn't do anything about it.

I heard about the clamped being removed later on when Mr White called me at work and was quite irate about it. He claimed that i'd done it or some nonsence and that the phonecall was evidence. I quite rightly stated that I was at work and i don't see what the previous conversation had to do with it but just babbled on about criminal damage and hung up.

I suppose they'll submit the transcript then. Most incriminating thing on there is him pretending to be someone else.

Driver8

Chris_Justice wrote: »

The first phonecall was nothing about removal of the clamp. It was me asking if they thought it was right that they clamp delivery vehicles, to which they answered yes. I then asked exactly how residents at my block were supposed to have daytime deliveries, he didn't care. He claimed to be a call centre worker and told me he couldn't do anything about it. I then questioned him and found out that he was the director, as such it was more of a case of wouldn't do anything about it.

I heard about the clamped being removed later on when Mr White called me at work and was quite irate about it. He claimed that i'd done it or some nonsence and that the phonecall was evidence. I quite rightly stated that I was at work and i don't see what the previous conversation had to do with it but just babbled on about criminal damage and hung up.

I suppose they'll submit the transcript then. Most incriminating thing on there is him pretending to be someone else.

What's his phone number?

Could have some fun here, i'm on nights this week.

Spartacus_Mills

Tell the **** to put up or shut up. He is irate as he has lost money. He is simply trying to initimidate you. You did not do it and he has no evidence that you did.

I would guess, from what you say, the driver probably removed it and good on him if he did.

Jason White is well known here.

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/newshome/Teenager-removes-unfair-Fratton-Park.6550365.jp

He even tried to sue someone for warning about clamping operating in a car park near their restaurant.

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/190210/Clampers-sue-restaurant-for-warning-off-customers

Fines for arguing.

http://www.thisishampshire.net/news/3955857.print/

Jason White is the sort of person I am going to be delighted to see go out of business. He is, not to put it finely, a scumbag. Tell him to do one next time.

backfoot

Looks like someone told him 'to do one' previously. Ouch, I bet that was sore in the morning :eek:

taffy056

Good on the delivery driver I say anyway if you can prove your whereabouts he hasn't got a chance, if you speak to him again, ask him if he is looking for job now that his scam is ending lol

Coupon-mad

taffy056 wrote: »

Good on the delivery driver I say anyway if you can prove your whereabouts he hasn't got a chance, if you speak to him again, ask him if he is looking for job now that his scam is ending lol

Well said, good on whoever got the stupid clamp off. Nowt the scammer can do about it.

Chris_Justice

I spoke to the company making the delivery and they don't know who took it off. They'd actually gone to the cashpoint to get some money out while the clamper was at the vehicle, when they got back he was gone and the clamp was off!

I do know that Whites have upset just about every resident/visitor/contractor that has come near my block of flats this year. They unmercifully clamp anything on wheels and have particularly ambiguous 'rules' which they've exploited to catch out many people. Wouldn't surprise me if everyone in the whole block has googled 'how to remove a clamp' haha

By the looks of the photo Mr White took a real pasting. After a couple of calls with him I really can't think why anyone would want to do that :rotfl:

backfoot

Chris_Justice wrote: »

I spoke to the company making the delivery and they don't know who took it off. They'd actually gone to the cashpoint to get some money out while the clamper was at the vehicle, when they got back he was gone and the clamp was off!

By the looks of the photo Mr White took a real pasting. After a couple of calls with him I really can't think why anyone would want to do that :rotfl:

Sometimes these padlocks are faulty and spring open. It's just one of those things.

Bit like when that clamper fell down the stairs. It's just poetic justice.